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Crowd-Pleasing Summer Salad


  • Author: Rachel Mills

Description

Bring this Crowd-Pleasing Summer Salad to your next get-together—bright, crunchy, and fruity with a zippy honey-lime dressing! Perfect for sharing ☀️🥗🍑

 


Ingredients

– 8 cups mixed salad greens 🥗

– 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved 🍅

– 1 large cucumber, sliced 🥒

– 2 ears corn, grilled and kernels cut off 🌽

– 2 ripe peaches, sliced 🍑

– 1 avocado, diced 🥑

– 150g feta cheese, crumbled 🧀

– 1/2 cup toasted almonds, roughly chopped 🌰

– 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 🌿

– 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (optional) 🌿

– 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 🫒

– 2 tbsp honey 🍯

– 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 1 lime) 🍋

– 1 tsp Dijon mustard 🥄

– Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 🧂

– Optional: 2 grilled chicken breasts, sliced 🍗


Instructions

1 Prepare and chill: Rinse and spin the salad greens dry, then place in a large serving bowl.

2 Prep vegetables and fruit: Halve the cherry tomatoes, slice the cucumber and peaches, dice the avocado, and set aside.

3 Grill the corn: Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat and char the ears of corn for 8–10 minutes until slightly blackened; let cool and cut kernels off the cob.

4 Toast the almonds: In a small dry skillet over medium heat, toast the almonds until fragrant (2–4 minutes), then roughly chop.

5 Make the dressing: In a small bowl or jar whisk together olive oil, honey, lime juice, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper until emulsified.

6 Combine salad: Add the tomatoes, cucumber, corn kernels, peaches, avocado, feta, toasted almonds, and mint (and cilantro if using) to the bowl with greens.

7 Toss gently: Pour about two-thirds of the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine; add more dressing to taste.

8 Season: Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt, pepper, or lime juice as needed.

9 Add protein (optional): If using, slice grilled chicken breasts and arrange on top or serve alongside for guests to help themselves.

10 Serve: Transfer to a large platter or keep in the bowl; garnish with a few extra mint leaves and a drizzle of reserved dressing. Serve immediately for best texture.